"There's very little question," Martelli said. "You better pay
your cable bill because you'll see him on TNT and (ESPN)."

Saint Joseph pulled within two on a pair of foul shots by Pat
Calathes, who finished with a season-best 25 points on 5-of-11
shooting. He also had five blocks.

But Gonzaga (6-1) made key free throws in the waning seconds to
seal the victory.

"We made big free throws down the stretch," Daye said. "That's
what pulled it out for us."

The Bulldogs won their first road contest before a small but
hostile sellout crowd of 3,200 at Memorial Fieldhouse.

"That was a tough venue to play in tonight," Gonzaga coach Mark
Few said. "It's our first road experience."

In regulation, Calathes converted a three-point play with his
thunderous one-handed dunk over Pendergraft to help the Hawks
(3-2) grab a 53-47 edge with five minutes remaining.

However, the Bulldogs rallied behind an aggressive 10-4 surge
that was capped by Bouldin's shot from the arc at the 1:53 mark.

"We really just knew we had to execute," Bouldin said. "We came
out, ran plays really well toward the end. We knew we could do
it."

After Jeremy Pargo was called for an offensive foul, Tasheed
Carr tied the game at 59-59 with a pair of free throws with 11
seconds to go.

Gonzaga had two chances to come away with the win in regulation,
but Pendergraft misfired on a runner in the lane and Downs
failed to convert on the possible game-winning follow-up just
before the buzzer.

"We either wanted it to (Daye) or somebody taking it to the
rack," Few said. "He had a wide-open put-back, but Micah just
rushed it. He had enough time to shoot it."

Few had the Bulldogs off and running in the first half, jumping
out a commanding 29-12 lead over the first 10 minutes.

But Saint Joseph used an 18-6 burst to close out the half,
cutting the deficit to 35-30 at intermission.

"I knew Saint Joe's was going to mount a run and dig in," Few
said. "That's what Martelli's all about."

A number of St. Joseph's students, while waiting to gain entry
into the facility, had surrounded Gonzaga's bus as it arrived in
front of the building.

"Our guys' approach was terrific," Few said. "Having the fans
lined up around our bus when we got here really dialed our guys
in. In our league and around our region, we get that a lot."

Bouldin was singled out by the crowd as he stepped off the bus
because of his long, curly hair.

"It's not very often you walk into a gym and they're banging a
drum in your face," Bouldin said. "Yelling at you, telling you
to 'cut your hair.' Stuff like that. I hear it all the time."